Here’s a good rundown of why Hoover failed (link)

Here’s a good rundown of why Hoover failed (link)
by sprack (2024-01-16 19:33:56)
Edited on 2024-01-16 19:38:52

In reply to: Should we rank the politicians that won? posted by EricCartman

And in some ways made the Depression worse despite good intentions. A lot of it had to do with Hoover’s intransigence and some really bad decisions, such as signing the Smoot-Hawley Act into law.

Click here for link at https://www.austincc.edu/lpatrick/his2341/tragic.html

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Hoover was hopelessly naive. - Revue Party 2024-01-16 23:19:32
- Your first sentence is the key to all of it - sprack 2024-01-17 11:14:12